Tag Archives: political things

In The Mail

Posted on May 16, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past two years – and, really, this thing was getting started around the time we arrived in the US – this is a presidential election year, which is responsible for … Continue reading →

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A Bit Meta

Posted on January 23, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

This being a Presidential election year, and us having cable, I have now watched more Republican presidential debates than I ever really wanted to in my life*, especially since the various candidates routinely put our television in severe danger. (There … Continue reading →

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Originality

Posted on November 27, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

So I hear New Zealand had a general election the other day, which I did not cajole my American friends into staying up until 4am watching the results of and am not deeply depressed over. (On the other hand: Mike’s … Continue reading →

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Fair Go

Posted on September 19, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

I spent most of the last week Doing Battle with the Dark Forces of Large Corporations, which sounds vastly overdramatised but is a fairly accurate depiction of my levels of frustration. We’ve generally had pretty good consumer experiences here in … Continue reading →

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I Had A Dream (And Then Reality Happened)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

When we visited New York in January, in the very small amount of time we had there, I made sure we walked past the World Trade Center site. I wasn’t really sure why, at the time. I was glad we … Continue reading →

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(De)construction

Posted on April 15, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

As those of you who know me in real life (for varying values thereof) already know, before I left New Zealand I was getting reasonably politically active (for a value of “active” involving “turning up to monthly Labour Electorate Committee … Continue reading →

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